Back to work! Robert Irwin reveals the third season of Crikey! It’s the Irwins has resumed filming

Robert Irwin has announced the third season of Crikey! It’s the Irwins has resumed filming after a three month break due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sharing the exciting news to his Instagram account, Robert, 16, uploaded a photo with his brother-in-law Chandler Powell, 23, and production crew.

‘Another day’s shooting,’ he wrote in the caption alongside the cheerful photograph. 

The wildlife enthusiast added production is currently in full swing and fans can expect exciting adventures when it returns to Animal Planet later this year. 

In another photo shared to Instagram, Robert and the crew are surrounding his late father Steve Irwin’s pick-up truck while they pose for a group photo.

In yet one more image, Robert was seen holding onto a director’s board dated March 16.

The post comes as it was revealed that the Irwin family’s Australia Zoo is financially struggling amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

In an Animal Planet special, set to air in August and titled Crikey! It’s the Irwins: Life in Lockdown, the Irwin family address the financial struggles the zoo has faced.

In a trailer for the upcoming TV special, Terri Irwin says the zoo’s typical weekly payroll totals $400,000, which accounts for 52 per cent of the business’ income. 

‘The pandemic has severely affected Australia Zoo financially… I can’t even come close to paying bills. We’re having to stand down staff and it’s very emotional,’ Terri says. 

What’s more Bindi Irwin and her husband Chandler Powell forfeited the money for their honeymoon to keep the zoo operational. 

‘We had originally planned to do a road trip for our honeymoon,’ Bindi says, adding that she and Chandler agreed to instead stay at the compound and look after their 1,200 animals.

Australia Zoo reopened to the public with social distancing measures in place earlier this month, on June 12.